Limite do Crepúsculo

Chapter One

“There's an unavoidable dinner tonight; it might end quite late. Does that bother you?”

On Friday afternoon, just after Lin Wu finished communicating with a client, she saw the message sent two hours earlier. She lowered her lashes thoughtfully for a few seconds before replying, “If it goes past ten, then forget it.”

There was a half-minute silence on the other end before the message came through: “Tomorrow?”

Lin Wu glanced up briefly, expressionless as she tapped her phone screen: “We’ll see.”

Ignoring the other side, she put down her phone and raised her hand to rub her sore shoulders and neck. Since lunch, she had remained at her desk, only leaving briefly for the restroom.

Loosening the stiffness in her limbs, she felt much lighter.

After a moment, Lin Wu looked at her empty coffee cup, stood up, and carried it toward the pantry.

Before she reached the door, she overheard her colleagues gathered there for their afternoon tea chatting.

“Did you hear? A handsome boss just landed on the 29th floor!”

“No way! What happened to that hideous old man before?”

“How handsome? Is he even better looking than my new idol?”

“I haven’t seen him either. I heard from their company staff at the cafeteria earlier—he arrived yesterday. They say his handsomeness is godlike and utterly unique.”

“Is it really that exaggerated?”

“……”

As the conversation grew lively, someone noticed Lin Wu standing by the door. They quickly exchanged a look and stood up. “Lin Lu.”

Lin Wu responded